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The Key Support Services Limited

London
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The Key Support Services Limited provides guidance, resources, and continuing professional development (CPD) for school leaders and trusts in England. They support educational leaders with tools and resources to navigate challenges in leadership, governance, and safeguarding.

thekeysupport.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.0m
Live
10
Buyers
10
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts10 / 11
  • Top buyers10
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — The Key Support Services LimitedUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

The Key Support Services Limited has won £2.0m across 10 public-sector buyers, with 10 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Suffolk County Council (Directorates) at 66% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
10 of 11Live contracts
66%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Leadership SupportGuidance, templates, checklists, and model policies for school and trust leadership. ↗SafeguardingeLearning, factsheets, and assessments designed to support school communities in safeguarding. ↗Continuing Professional Development (CPD)Practical leadership courses and statutory eLearning to upskill educational teams. ↗GovernorHubResources and tools for school boards to enhance their strategic role. ↗KeyGPTAI-powered assistant providing personalized responses for educational leaders. ↗

Extracted automatically from thekeysupport.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 4

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 4
Supplier of the Year 2021award
Supplier of the Year 2024award
Finalist Education Investor 2021award
Finalist Inspirational Leader of the Year, Michael McGarvey 2023award

Extracted automatically from thekeysupport.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 10 live · 1 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Arbor Schools Management Information System MIS
Suffolk County Council7200000001 Apr 2025£528k5 yrsLive
School Management Information System (MIS) - AWARD
Suffolk County Council (Directorates)4800000015 Jul 2024£1.3m5 yrsLive
Governor Subscription Services
East Sussex County Council3000000001 Aug 2022£170k3.1 yrsClosed
Supply of Education Management Systems Y25012
Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED48000000———Live
GovernorHub subscription 12 month period S494593
Norfolk County Council————Live
Tender ELearning Platform and Compliance Resources Platform
The Consortium Academy Trust————Live
GovernorHub subscription 12 month period S510208
Norfolk County Council————Live
Management Information Systems for Camden Schools
London Borough of Camden————Live
HFL Education - Finance, Accounting and Management Information Systems Framework Agreement
HERTS FOR LEARNING LIMITED48000000———Live
YPO - 001095 Software Application Solutions
The Association of North East Councils Limited72261000———Live
Total live value £1.9m · mean award £185k1–10 of 11

Top buyers · 10 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Suffolk County Council (Directorates)
1 contract
66%
since 2024
2
Suffolk County Council
1 contract
26%
since 2024
3
East Sussex County Council
1 contract
8%
since 2022
4
Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED
1 contract
0%
5
Norfolk County Council
2 contracts
0%
6
The Consortium Academy Trust
1 contract
0%
7
London Borough of Camden
1 contract
0%
8
HERTS FOR LEARNING LIMITED
1 contract
0%
9
The Association of North East Councils Limited
1 contract
0%
10
Durham County Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern4 contracts
76%
South East2 contracts
24%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%
London1 contract
0%
North East2 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 34% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). The Key Support Services Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£200.0m1
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£36.4m3
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£33.8m2
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
TK
The Key Support Services Limited
Yes——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Due in -43d
Next due 31 May 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 08 Nov 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
08268303
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 Oct 2012
Reg. office
4th Floor, Fora Great Eastern Street, 21-33 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3EJ
SIC codes
85600
Last accounts
31 Aug 2024
Next accounts due
31 May 2026

Directors & PSC

  • MCNULTY, Nicholas Colin — director
    Appointed 19 Jan 2022
  • KENYON, Christopher Laurence — director
    Appointed 11 Dec 2019
  • Darwin Acquisitions Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
THE KEY SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
08268303 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.